Outlet-box.



' No. 832,509. MPATENTED OCT. 2, 1906.

' s. 1). SLOGUM..

OUTLET BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1905.

- STATES IPA-TENT OFFICE...

SILAS D. SLOCUM, OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO LEON l l BOSSERT, OF UTIGA, YORK.

OUTLET-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oce-a, 1906.

Application filed September 18, 1905. Serial No. 279.027.

' citizen of the United States, residing at Alexfull, clear, and exact description of the inven andria, in the county of Alexandria and State of Vir 'a, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Outlet-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

ThlSlIlYGIltlOIl relates to new and useful improvements in outlet or junction boxes for electric conduits, and comprises means whereby the sides and bottom of the box may be provided withremovable disks, which may be easily and quickly removed to form apertures through which conduits may be passed; and it consists of a particular mechanical constructionof boxwhereby the disks may be securely held from accidental removal from the box until it is necessary to remove one or more of the disks for the receptionof conduits.

. Heretofore it has been common in the art to construct outlet-boxes in which partiallyformed openings are made in the walls of the box and held in place by means of inte ral parts,'making it necessary when desire to form an opening to the box to cause the disk to be driven out by breaking the integral portions; but it isfound very frequently that when openings are partially formed in this manner, especially when the inte ral parts of the disks are positioned tower the upper mar inal edges of the apertures, the-walls of the ox are quite likely to be distorted by blows which are imparted to the disks with the view of removing the same and which would bring threaded apertures out of registration with apertures in the cover of the box and generally distort the box. It has also been found that Where the disks to be removed are partially cut from the walls of the box and expanded against the marginal outlines of the apertures the disks frequently become loosened and fall from the apertures.

cient this class of inventions, I have found that by causing the disks which are removed from the openings to be severed along diagonal lines, the upper portion of the disk being cut entirely through the wall, While the remainin circumference of the disk is cut diagonally om the upper portion of the disk to a thickness substantially one-half the thickness of the metal at the lower end and having the inltg-gral portions of thedisk adjacent to the re' orced or angled part of the box intermediate the bottom and the side, the disk may be-easily and quickly removed by a blow upon the samewithout in any way distorting the shape of the box,

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of an outlet-box. Fig. 2 1s a detail perspective of a portion of the box, showing one of the disks partially severed from the surrounding Wall of the aperture in the wall of the-box. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an elevation of a portion of one side \of the box. Fig. 5-is a sectional view on line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6 6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 7 7 of Fig. 4. Fig. '8 is a sectional view on line 8 8 of Fig. 4. Fig. 9 is a sectional view on line 9 9 of Fig. 4.

Reference now the drawings by letter, A designates anoutlet-box which is struck up from steel or-other suitable metal and is provided with inwardlyturned lips A, which are apertured to receive screws A whereb a cover (not shown) may be fastened to the box inthe usual manner. The side walls and the bottom of the box at different locations are adapted for the rece tion of conduits by causing circular diskshaped sections B to be partially severed from the walls of the box, and which may be easily and quickly removed when it is desired to insert a conduit at any particular location. By meansof a die having an inclined cuttin edge each disk B is partially severed 'from't e wall of the box, as shown clearly in 3 of the drawings, in-which illustration when the disks are formed in the'side walls of being had to the details of the box the upper portion of the disk is endisk or plug has two integral portions intermediate the points designated by letter D in the drawings, and which portions are uncut, the V-shaped marking along the marginal edges of the integral parts being formed by reinforced portions of the die. The portion D between the two integral parts is nearly cut through the wall of the box, as shown by the sectional view of Fig. 9 of the drawings, thus forming means whereby the disk may be readily severed from the wall of the box by imparting a blow upon thesame and not leave a ragged edge upon the lowest mar-.

ginal portion of the aperture, and upon which a conduit passing through the aperture would naturally rest. Where the disks areformed in the bottom of the box, the integral uncut portions of each disk are disposed ad- -'aeent toone of the angles intermediate the ottom and side wall, as illustrated in Fi 1 of. the drawings, and the portion of the isk opposite its integral uncut connections is freefrom the box and so arran' ed that the disk in the. bottom, as well asin t e side, may be removed easily Without bending either the bottom or side wall of the box, as will be readily understood. In the removal of the disks which are partially severed in the manner. shown in the drawings I have found from experience that the severing of the disk along diagonal lines will relieve .the box of mediate the two integral points D out nearly through the wall along the circular outline of the disk, will readily break without bending of the wall of the box, as the point where the breakage takes place is reinforced by the an gled portion of the box intermediate the bottom and the sides, thus producing an efficient box and one in which the disks are s ecureI held in place against accidental removal until it is desired to remove one or morefor the pur ose of receiving conduits.

. avingthus fully described my invention,

strain, and the disk, with the portion interwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is

1. An outlet-box for electrical conduits, having a series of disk-sections which are partially cut from the bottom and the side walls of the box along diagonal lines, as set forth.

2. Anoutlet-box for electrical conduits,

partially cut from the walls thereof alon .di-,

agonal lines, with the up er portions 0 the disks free from the wall 0 the box, and with integral uncut portions of the disk ad'acent to the angle of the box between its si e and bottom, as set forth.

having a series of disk-sections, which are partiall cut from the walls thereof along diagonal ines, with the up er portions of the disks free from the wall 0 the box, with inte-.

5. An outlet-box for electric conduits,-

gral uncut portions of the disk adjacent to' the angle of the box between its side and bot-' tom, the wall of the box intermediate said integral portions being cut partially through, as set forth. A i

6. An outlet-box for electric conduits, having a series of disk-sections partiall cut from the walls thereof alon diagonal ines, with the upper portionsof 51c disks cut entirely through the wall and along diagonal lines, with uncut inte al' portions at the lower portion of the dis adjacent to the angle formed between the bottom and side of thebox, the lower art of the diagonal severed part of the dis s terminating substan- A tially at the center of the wall,.as set forth.

In testimony whereof hereunto affix my; signature in the presence of twowitnesses. SILAS D. SLOCUM. Witnesses:

.A. L. Houen,

FnAN nIN H. HQUG-H.

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